The Turner Climax Sports is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Its 1.1 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 93 N·m (69 lb·ft/9.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 622 kg.
The Turner Climax Sports is claimed to achieve a top speed of 159 km/h which is 99 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2045 mm | 80.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1156 mm | 45.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1137 mm | 44.8 inches | |
| Length | 3505 mm | 138 inches | |
| Width | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Height | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 622 kg | 1371 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 26.1 litres | 5.7 [6.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Coventry-Climax | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1098 cc (67.004 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72.4 × 66.7 mm
2.85 × 2.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
93 Nm (69 ft·lb) (9.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
50.9 kW/litre 69.3 ps/litre 68.3 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
84.7 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1064.4 kPa (154.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 274.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 159 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 122.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.12 kg/kW 18.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1341 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55660 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Turner Climax Sports added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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